Sub-Project Guidelines

NOTE: Research in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut requires a research licence. If your research is in one of these locations you will need to contact the appropriate office(s) to obtain a permit:

Research Opportunities - Funding

No funds are currently available for projects. If there are any additional projects funds the information will be posted on this site.

Call for Proposals - Funding Available for Research on the Social Economy in Northern Canada

Value: Up to $20,000/year for 2 years

The Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada invites applications for research projects dealing with the Social Economy in the North. Funding is available to support research that fits within the context of the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada. The overall goal of this Research Network is to bring together researchers and practitioners working on issues relevant to the social economy in northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Labrador). The Network has established four broad research themes for Social Economy research with coordinators located at four Canadian Universities. Subprojects should fit within one of these research themes and complement the overall activities and objectives of the program

Research Themes:
Applications will be accepted for consideration in the four research theme areas:

Profiling the social economy in Northern Canada

Resource regimes and the social economy in the North

The State and the social economy in the North

Indigenous communities and the social economy in the North

SERNNoCa encourages applicants to seek partnerships with community groups and other researchers who can contribute expertise and resources to research related to the social economy to help develop our knowledge and understanding of this sector throughout the North. Details and guidelines for applications follow:

SERNNoCa Sub-Project Guidelines for Research Applicants

Deadline for next applications:

applications can be submitted at anytime and will be reviewed at the next meeting of the SERNNoCa Scientific Committee

An electronic copy of your application must be submitted. Only a faxed or mailed version of the signature page is required.

Funding is available to support research that fits within the context of the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada.

The overall goal of this Research Network is to bring together researchers and practitioners working on issues relevant to the social economy in northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Northern Quebec and Labrador). The Network has established four broad research themes for Social Economy research with coordinators located at four Canadian Universities. Sub-projects should fit within one of these research themes and complement the overall activities of the program.

We strongly advise those individuals that are considering applying for funding to consult with one or more of the theme coordinators prior to submitting a proposal.Each subproject team will form a network involving academics, students, community groups and other interested partners. The Network will build a future generation of researchers, create a presence for the social economy in Northern Canada and focus heavily on knowledge dissemination

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Eligibility: Organizations, enterprises and academics active in the Social Economy in northern regions of Canada (NWT, Nunavut, Yukon, Labrador or N. Quebec);

Receipt of application and consideration of application do not constitute acceptance of proposal;

Consideration will be given to all applicants who have broad support of the Network Steering Committee as well as the Theme Coordinators, but funds will be granted on the basis of the merit of individual applications, policy relevance, and potential contribution to the goals of the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada.At its own discretion, the Network Steering Committee (NSC) may require further information in their review of grant applications;

All proposals received will be treated as confidential and due diligence will be exercised to maintain the applicants confidentiality;

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Degree to which the application is consistent with the research and policy relevance priorities of the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada.

Evidence of effective partnerships and collaboration among researchers and community groups

Quality and appropriateness of the methodology and research plan

Sufficient capacity and expertise to carry out the necessary research.

Appropriateness of the requests for student internships and community salary replacement

Compliance with ethical requirements for the conduct of research involving humans in accordance with Tri-Council Policy statement

Funds provided through this program will be up to a maximum of $40,000 for two years.

We do not require a hard copy of the information if all documents are provided electronically.

We do require the signature page which can be provided by fax to 867-456-8672 or can be mailed to the SERNNoCa office at Box 2799, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4

Regional Node Grants are for regionally-based, community-university alliances to carry out programs of research and knowledge mobilization that are relevant to that region. Each node conducts new research, facilitates networking among stakeholders, and trains students and community researchers. The governance model for each node must include active partnerships between universities and community organizations. Each node must involve researchers and/or community partners from other regions: this is to ensure that multiple perspectives and a broad range of experience will inform the research process and facilitate knowledge mobilization and networking within and among Canada's regions, on the national level and internationally. Node teams are encouraged to secure funding from partners.from the SSHRC website, 2005

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